Images Dated 9th April 2019

Martin Luther, 1529, (c1930). Creator: Unknown

Martin Luther, 1529, (c1930). Portrait of German Protestant reformer Martin Luther (1483-1546) who was a major inspiration behind the Reformation. He was excommunicated by Pope Leo IX in 1521 and declared an outlaw at the Diet of Worms. Under the protection of the Elector of Saxony, Luther produced a German translation of the Bible, and he went on to found the Lutheran Protestant Church. After a painting by his friend, Lucas Cranach, 1529'. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]

English Ships of War at Boston (Where The Tea-Party Took Place) In 1768, c1930

English Ships of War at Boston (Where The Tea-Party Took Place) In 1768, c1930. View of the harbour in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the American colonists against Great Britain in which they destroyed many crates of tea on ships in Boston Harbour. The incident, which took place on 16 December 1773, has been seen as helping to spark the American Revolution. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]

The Embarkation of William of Orange from Holland for England, 1688, c1930. Creator: Unknown

The Embarkation of William of Orange from Holland for England, 1688, c1930. The departure of William III of Orange's invasion fleet from the port of Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands on 11 November (Gregorian calendar), 1688. William III (1650-1702) set out to conquer Britain with a force of five hundred ships and 14,000 men. After The Embarkation of William III, Prince of Orange, at Helvoetsluis, painting made c1688-1699, in Hampton Court Palace, London. From "The World's Story, a Simple History for Boys and Girls", by Elizabeth O'Neill. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, c1930]